SolusVM Lifecycle Policy
A branch version is defined in a following way:
- Stable branch in general is updated every 3 months. It contains version that proves itself on the production. Last stable version in the branch is supported.
- Mainline branch is updated on demand. All features, improvements and fixes are delivered to this branch at first. Last mainline version in the branch is supported.
- Beta branch is published on demand when some features require additional external testing. Last beta version in the branch is supported.
Example: SolusVM 1.23.04 is in the mainline branch and is supported, 1.22.04 is in the stable branch and is supported. New update 1.23.07 is published into the mainline branch, 1.23.04 is moved into the stable branch. Now 1.22.04 is not supported, only 1.23.04 and 1.23.07 are supported.
Lifecycle Policy for Mainline branch
- Support team provides technical support for the last version only.
- Development team provides fixes for the last version only.
| Mainline branch versions |
Support
|
|---|---|
| 1.24.04 | Yes |
| 1.23.07 | Extended support |
| 1.22.x | No |
| 1.21.x | No |
Lifecycle Policy for Stable branch
- Support team provides technical support for the last version only.
- Development team merges general fixes to the last mainline version.
- Development team provides critical fixes for the last stable version only.
| Stable branch versions |
Support
|
|---|---|
| 1.24.03 | Yes |
| 1.23.07 | Extended support |
| 1.22.x | No |
| 1.21.x | No |
Lifecycle Policy For Operation Systems
- Any OS that reached vendor termination date is not supported by SolusVM.
- Any x32 OS is not supported by SolusVM.
- It is possible to install SolusVM on a non supported OS on one’s own risk.
Exclusions: migration and migration blockers.
Supported OSes
|
OS
|
Vendor Termination Date
|
|---|---|
| CentOS 6 x86_64 | November 30, 2020 |
| CentOS 7 x86_64 | June 30, 2024 |
| Virtuozzo 7 x86_64 | July 2023 |
| OpenVZ 7 x86_64 | July 2023 |
Unsupported configurations
- Old software stack with Lighttpd web server is not maintained and is not supported. Upgrade to svmstack-nginx is required: How to switch old software stack with Lighttpd web server to the latest one with Nginx on master/slave server?
- Only latest version of solusvmpro WHMCS module is supported.
- Java VNC is considered as deprecated and is not supported. noVNC configuration is required: How to configure noVNC in SolusVM?
- Central Backups functionality is dropped and is not supported.
Extended Technical Support
- Extended technical support is provided for 1.23.07 in terms of upgrade and migration blockers and issues.